{"id":3285,"date":"2021-01-02T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T21:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stefanhammel.com\/blog\/?p=3285"},"modified":"2020-02-11T18:45:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T18:45:46","slug":"story-king-of-the-wood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stefanhammel.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/02\/3285\/","title":{"rendered":"King of the Wood"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Polycentric organisation is more effective than centralised organisation in many contexts. The fable \u201cKing of the Wood\u201d is designed to encourage clients to relinquish conscious control and to trust in their unconscious (or alternatively in life, their community, nature, God). The wood can function as a metaphor for the way in which body and soul operate on an involuntary and unconscious basis, for example. The story can also be used to challenge controlling social systems.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s too many of us,\u201d said the trees in the wood\nonce upon a time. \u201cWe need someone to rule over us. We need someone to tell us\nwhere we should grow and how we should form our branches. We need someone to\ntell us when we should grow buds in spring and when we should change our leaves\nto bright colours in the autumn.\u201d And they elected an old oak as their king.\nAlthough trees grow very slowly, the king had a lot to do. He had to tell every\ntree where which branch should grow and when which leaf should be unfolded. He\nhad to decide who should withdraw how much water from the soil, and he was even\nfaced with the most challenging task of all \u2013 who should consume how many\nnutrients. After just a short time, the entire wood began to suffer from fungi\nand parasites; some trees dried out and others fell prey to root rot. The trees\nbegan to grumble and argue amongst themselves. The king accused his people of\ninsubordination, the people accused the king of being incompetent and they all\naccused each other of being idiots and common rogues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a beautiful July day, when the leaves were starting\nto fall, the king abdicated. All the trees were happy, and held a big feast.\nAnd from then on, things gradually improved for the trees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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